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See which Southwest Ohio basketball teams are ranked in Feb. 5 AP poll

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Here are the top 10 teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll released Feb. 5, 2024, with first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record, and total points:

Boys basketball

Division I

1. Garfield Heights (5)                            19-0     135

2. Cleveland St. Ignatius (4)                        16-3     133

3. Moeller (1)                             18-1     132

4. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (6)             17-1     127

5. Toledo Whitmer                                 15-1     109

6. Findlay                                      14-1     95

7. Delaware Hayes                               16-1     69

8. Centerville (2)                              12-5     46

9. Elder                                   15-3     41

10. Louisville                                  16-2     32

Others receiving 12 or more points: Brecksville-Broadview Heights 22. Sycamore 18.

Moeller and Elder are battling for position in the top 10 of the Division I AP poll. Moeller won 44-28 Feb. 2.
Moeller and Elder are battling for position in the top 10 of the Division I AP poll. Moeller won 44-28 Feb. 2.

DIVISION II

1. Rocky River Lutheran West (12)                  16-2     167

2. Lexington (2)                                18-1     146

3. Wyoming (3)                             16-2     109

4. Columbus Hartley                                14-2     100

5. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA                          17-1     86

6. Shelby                                       15-2     78

7. Kettering Alter (1)                          12-5     74

8. Youngstown Ursuline                             13-3     55

9. Creston Norwayne                             15-1     52

10. Willard                                     13-3     32

Others receiving 12 or more points: Marietta 29. Dresden Tri-Valley 15.

Kellen Wiley and his Wyoming teammates climbed to No. 3 in Division II this week.
Kellen Wiley and his Wyoming teammates climbed to No. 3 in Division II this week.

Division III

1. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (6)                     14-4     143

2. Ottawa-Glandorf (6)                          15-2     142

3. Malvern (3)                                  16-0     124

4. Ashland Crestview                            17-0     97

5. New Madison Tri-Village (2)                   16-1     85

6. Toledo Emmanuel Christian                     14-2     76

7. Castalia Margaretta                          15-2     68

8. Camden Preble Shawnee (1)                     16-3     44

9. Gahanna Columbus Academy                        16-2     40

10. Minford                                     12-3     35

Others receiving 12 or more points: Archbold 32. Haviland Wayne Trace 20. Seaman N. Adams 13. Youngstown Mooney 13. Bluffton 12.

Division IV

1. Russia (9)                                   17-1     162

2. Toledo Christian (3)                           15-1     127

3. Richmond Heights (6)                            9-8      121

4. Lima Central Catholic                             14-2     105

5. Woodsfield Monroe Central                      15-0     79

6. Warren JFK                                   13-4     61

7. Berlin Hiland                                13-4     57

8. Troy Christian                               15-2     52

9. Leesburg Fairfield                           17-2     50

10. Delphos St. John's                          16-2     46

(tie) South Webster                                15-2     46

Others receiving 12 or more points: Antwerp 23. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 17. Pandora-Gilboa 17. Mogadore 13.

Girls basketball

Division I

1. Pickerington Central (10)                         18-3   153

2. Lewis Center Olentangy (5)                      19-1   143

3. Mason (2)                                      18-2   139

4. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne                        17-2   100

5. Marysville                                     18-3   93

6. Mt. Notre Dame                             17-3   83

7. Princeton (1)                              17-3   78

8. Uniontown Lake                                 17-2   62

9. Akron Hoban                                     15-2   39

10. Rocky River Magnificat                         14-5   20

Others receiving 12 or more points: Strongsville 17. Springboro 17. Olmsted Falls 14. Stow-Munroe Falls 12.

Anna Habra (31) and Mason climbed in the poll after beating Mari Gerton and Princeton Feb. 3. Both are in the top 10.
Anna Habra (31) and Mason climbed in the poll after beating Mari Gerton and Princeton Feb. 3. Both are in the top 10.

Division II

1. Purcell Marian (16)                        21-1   175

2. Thornville Sheridan (2)                         20-0   117

3. Proctorville Fairland                           18-1   115

4. Circleville                                    18-0   109

5. Copley                                         19-2   100

6. Akron SVSM                                      13-5   80

7. Bryan                                          17-1   64

8. Chillicothe Unioto                              18-2   48

9. Mansfield Sr.                                  17-2   40

10. Beloit W. Branch                               17-2   35

Others receiving 12 or more points: Granville 34. Gates Mills Gilmour 15. Bellevue 12. Shaker Heights Laurel 12.

Division III

1. Casstown Miami East (11)                          21-0   160

2. Kettering Alter (3)                             18-2   149

3. Ottawa-Glandorf (1)                             17-2   123

4. Waynesville (1)                                21-0   101

5. Portsmouth                                     17-2   82

6. Castalia Margaretta                             17-2   78

7. Columbus Africentric (2)                           18-2   68

8. Mechanicsburg                                  18-1   46

9. Liberty Center                                 16-2   32

10. Cincinnati Country Day                               15-4   31

Others receiving 12 or more points: Beverly Ft. Frye 27. Warrensville Heights 21. LaGrange Keystone 20. Columbiana Crestview 17.

Jordan Day and the Purcell Marian girls basketball team enter the postseason No. 1 in Division II as they start a run for a third straight state championship.
Jordan Day and the Purcell Marian girls basketball team enter the postseason No. 1 in Division II as they start a run for a third straight state championship.

Division IV

1. Ft. Loramie (13)                               18-2   174

2. Berlin Hiland (1)                               17-2   136

3. Newark Catholic (2)                               17-0   135

4. Convoy Crestview                               17-2   114

5. Loudonville                                    16-1   97

6. Gibsonburg                                     18-1   83

7. New Madison Tri-Village (1)                     16-3   54

8. Waterford                                      15-3   47

9. Defiance Ayersville                             16-1   45

10. Xenia Legacy Christian Academy (1)             17-2   30

Others receiving 12 or more points: Minster 29. Richmond Heights 13.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ohio Associated Press high school basketball polls, Feb. 5